Selecting a Property Package
From the main menu bar, select "Input/Thermodynamic Data...". The "Thermodynamic Data" dialog box is displayed.
In the "Category" list box, scroll to the bottom and click on "CAPE-OPEN". A tree control is displayed; expand the tree control to display the CAPE-OPEN property packages (v1.0 and v1.1) and Thermo systems (v1.0) and Property package managers (v1.1) registered on the machine.
Select the desired property package and click OK. A new thermodynamic system will be added to the "Defined systems:" list box, which represents the selected CAPE-OPEN property package.
To view the vendor information, components supported, properties supported and phase supported for the particular property package, select the CAPE-OPEN property package and click the "View" button.
Assigning a Property Package to a stream or unit operation
By default, all streams and units use the default thermodynamic system as defined in the "Thermodynamic Data" window.
To change the thermodynamic system used by a unit operation, refer to the topic "Unit Operation Thermodynamic System". Right-click on the icon and select the "CAPE-OPEN Settings...” to display the CAPE-OPEN Settings data entry window. Use this window to select the Thermodynamic System for each product stream.
To change the thermodynamic system used by a stream, refer to the topic "Stream Thermodynamic System".